Rail-securing means



Patented Mar. 13, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFEICE.

1 I RAIL-SECURING MEANS.

Application filed February 15, 1923. Serial no. 619,150.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Josnrri S. BEAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mill Village, in the county of Sullivan, State of New Hampshire, have invented a new and useful Rail-Securing Means; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the in vention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to railway rails, and has for its object to provide a device of this character wherein the rail may be easily and quickly attached to a railway tie and rigidly held thereby.

A further obj set is to provide the tie with a transversely disposed recess for the reception of the base of the rail and with auxiliary recesses for the reception of rail flange engaging members adapted to be bolted into close and tight engagement with the flanges of the rail. Also to incline the bottoms of the auxiliary recesses in such a manner that water which may gather under the rail securing members will drain from the ties.

A further object is to provide a railway tie, said tie being preferably formed from metal and having its underside convexed for forming a bed in the roadway.

A further object is to convex the upper side of the tie whereby water will shed from the same. Also to provide the sides and top walls of the tie with grooves located on both sides of the rail and forming means for the reception of the wheel flanges of a railroad car when the car jumps the track and preventing the car from leaving the railway entirely and overturning. Also to provide the ends of the tie with apertures through which apertures rods may be forced and driven into the road bed for preventing longitudinal displacement of the ties.

With the above and other objects in View the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawing, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of one end of the tie showing the rail securing means carried thereby.

Figure 2 is a side elevationof one end of the tie, part being shown in sectionto bet-. 1

ter illustrate the structure.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the tie, which tie is provided with a transversely disposed recess 2 for the reception of the base 3 of the rail 4. The un- I der side of the tie is convexed, therefore it will be seen that the tie will fit into the roadbed securely. The upper'side of the tie is convexed, thereby forming means for shedding water from the top of the tie and 0bviating rusting or decaying of the tie. The outer edges of the flanges 5 of the rail engage the side walls of the recess 2, therefore the rail is held against lateral movement and consequently spreading of the rails is obviated. Disposed adjacent the sides of the recess 2 are auxiliary recesses 6, which recesses extend transversely, and are transversely arched in relation to the tie thereby providing means whereby water which may collect under rail engaging members 7 will drain from the tie thereby preventing corrosion. Extending vertically through the tie and through the rail securing members 7 are securing bolts 8 which bolts form means for securely holding the members 7 in close and binding engagement with the flanges 5 of 4i, thereby preventing creeping of the rail in relation to the tie, or the tie in rela tion to the rail. It will be seen that the rail 4% is rigidly held against longitudinal or transverse displacement and that the rail may be easily and quickly placed in the tie or removed therefrom. If sov desired the upper ends of the bolts 8 may be riveted to prevent the nuts 9 from retrograde movement thereon.

The tie 1 at opposite sides of the rail reoeiving portion is provided with grooves 16, which grooves are disposed in the side and top walls of the tie and form means for the reception of the flanges of a car Wheel when a car wheel leaves the rail, thereby preventing the train from leaving the railway entirely and guiding the wheels. Extending through the end of the tie 1 is a rod 17, which rod is driven into the roadbed after the tie has been properly positioned and forms means for preventing longitudinal movement of the tie, especially on curves.

From the above it will be seen that a rail holding device is provided for a cross tie, which device is positive in its operation and constructed in such a manner whereby the rail may be easily and quickly removed from its position, the rail positively held not only against longitudinal movement but against transverse movement thereby preventing accidents incident to spreading of,

the rail. It will also be seen that the grooves 16 Will prevent the train from leaving the track entirely and that the Wheels, when in engagement With the grooves Will be guided on the track proper until the train can be brought to a standstill.

The invention having been set forth What is claimed as new and useful is A railroad tie comprising an elongated body member formed from metal, the upper and under sides of the tie being convexed,

means for-securing araillto the-tie, Wheel receiving grooves in the tie and extending transversely of the same at opposite sides of the rail securing means and apertures in the ends of the tie through which vertically disposed rods may be driven for anchoring the tieagainst longitudinal movement in the roadbed;

In testimony whereof Ihave. signedmy name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses. 7

JOSEPH S. BEAN. 

